Parcel-carrier.



No. 728,004. PATBNTBD MAY 12; 190.3"

J. B. PHILLIPS.

, PARCEL CARRIER APPLICATION mm) mm: 23, 1902. no MODEL.

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ilnrrnn STATES i atented May 12, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

PARCEL-CARRIER.

SFEGIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 728,004, dated May 12, 1903.

Application filed June 23, 1902. SerialNo-112,886- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. PHILLIPS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stamford, county of Fail-field, State of Connecticut, have-invented a new and useful Parcel-Carrier, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object to provide a neat and attractive parcel-carrier which shall be inexpensive to produce, amply strong for the requirements of use, and adapted to close up and when closed to occupy so little space that it may be conveniently carried in a vest-pocket or in a ladys purse. In order to provide a device of this character which may be condensed into a very small space, will be strong and durable, so constructed that it cannot possibly hurt the hand, capable of being produced at a minimum expense, but also adapted to be made up into a highgrade article in either silver or gold, I have devised the novel telescopic parcel-carrier which I will now describe, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and using reference characters to designate the several parts.

Figure l is an elevation of my novel parcelearrier in the closed position; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section in the extended position, the holder having been given a quarter-turn from the position shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, an elevation in the extended position, the point of bular members are shown as'olosed at their outer ends, as at 14, although the closing of the outer ends is wholly immaterial sofar as the principle of the invention is concerned. The members are likewise shown as made round in cross-section, although this likewise tached from each otherin any simple and convenient manner, as by means of one or more lugs or pins 15 on one member which engage longitudinal slots in the other member. In the present instance I have shown the inner member (indicated by 11) as provided with a pin or lug engaging a slot in the outer member, (indicated by 10;) but the position of the lugs and slots may be reversed, if preferred, the slots being made in the inner member and the pins or lugs engaging them being placed upon the outer member. The shanks 17 of the hooks are shown as pro vided with eyes 18, through which cross-pins 19 pass. The special details of construction, however, are wholly immaterial, as it is simply required that the hooks be pivoted within the members near their outer ends and ad apted to drop downward into operative position through slots 13 when the members are in the extended position and slots 13 held downward.

The operation will, it is thought, be obvious fromthe drawings and can hardly be made clearer'by explanation. If the device is in the open position, as in Fig. 2, and it is desired to close it, the operator turns it to a position in which the slots 13 are upward and allows the hooks to drop downward into the slots, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The members may then be closed together, as in Figs. 1 and 4. When the members are in the closed position and it is desired to use the device, it is held with the inner member downward, so that said member will easily slide out from the other member. The device is then turned to'the position shown in Fig. 2, which permits the hooks to drop downward through slots 13 into position for use.

It will be observed that the slots are in length equal to or greater than that of-the hooks. This is necessary in orderto permit the hooks to swing outward when the two members are extended relatively to each other. WVhen the members are collapsed or slid one into the other, the slot in each member is covered by a portion of the other memher, as shown in Fig. 4.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A parcel-carrier comprising two tubular members adapted to slide one within the other and a swinging hook carried by each member and adapted to fold within it each member being slotted for a portion of its length to enable the hook to swing through said slot, and each member having a continuous portion to cover the slot of the other member to retain the hooks in closed position when the two members are collapsed.

2. A parcel-carrier comprising two tubular members adapted to slide one within the other and a swinging hook carried by each member and adapted to fold Within it, each member being slotted for a portion of its length to enable the hook to swing through said slot, and each member having a continuous portion to cover the slot of the other mem her to retain the hooks in closed position when the members are collapsed, one of said members being also provided with a slot extending substantially its entire length, and the other member having a pin projecting into the last-mentioned slot to guide and limit the relative movements of the two members.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN B. PHILLIPS.

Witnesses:

A. M. WOOSTER, S. W. ATHERTON. 

